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    VAIO AW video edit upgrade?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Cheek, Jul 3, 2009.

  1. Cheek

    Cheek Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    I have a vaio AW-11S (UK model) with:
    - P8400 cpu
    - 4GB RAM (64-bit Win7)
    - And upgraded to 7200rpm WD3200BEKT HDD

    I do a lot of video editing (After Effects, Vegas, HD formats) so I'm always looking for a faster system.

    My upgrade options are:
    - T9900 cpu (will it work?)
    - SSD drive
    - memory

    When I'm rendering, my RAM doesn't seem maxed out. I've read several forum posts about SSD and video editing and it doesn't seem to make a difference.

    So it seems to me upgrading the CPU is the way to go. The CPU does most of the work when rendering and the T9900 should give me a 1/3 speed increase over the P8400?

    What do you guys think? And can anybody tell me if the T9900 will work without a problem?
     
    Cheek, Jul 3, 2009
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    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    should ...

    and yea CPU will be the game changer in this notebook
     
    The_Moo™, Jul 3, 2009
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  3. Cheek

    Cheek Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    Thought so too. Just read about a guy with the same notebook, who upgraded to the T9800, so..
     
    Cheek, Jul 3, 2009
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